Machine-readable finding aid derived from
automated markup system. Date of source: 1989
Processed by University Archives Staff 1989; Finding
Aid encoded by Valerie Gillispie, University Archives, Duke
University,
July 14, 2003Description is in
English.05-01-2006PUBLIC "-//University
Archives//TEXT (US::NDD::::Robert S. Smith Papers)//EN"
uasmithr.xml converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) was changed to conform to the NC EAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized.Preliminary Guide to the Robert S.
Smith Papers,
1930 - 1969University Archives Duke
University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0202 USA

2003 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Descriptive Summary
Robert
S. Smith papers 1930 - 1969Smith, Robert S.
(Robert Sidney), 1904-1969.11 Linear Feet 11,000 ItemsUniversity Archives, Duke
UniversityFor current information on
the location of these materials, please consult University
Archives, Duke University.Robert Sidney Smith (1904-1969) taught
economics at Duke University for over 35 years. His
research focused on Latin American and South American
economic thought. The collection includes correspondence,
reprints, manuscripts, notes, microfilms, and other
published materials. Major topics include Latin American
and South American economic thought and policy, the Dan
River Textile Mills in Danville, Virginia, and the
Department of Economics and Business Administration at Duke
University.English, and Spanish or Castilian.
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Copyright for Official University records is
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the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.

The Robert S. Smith Papers were received by the
University Archives as a gift in 1968 (A68-106); 1972
(A72-50); and 1984 (A84-12).

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Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, July 14, 2003

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Biographical Note

Robert Sidney Smith was born on June 13, 1904, in
Waterbury, Connecticut. He received his A.B. and A.M.
degrees from Amherst College and his Ph.D. from Duke
University in 1932. He served as a professor of economics
from 1932 until his death in 1969. Smith's research focused
on Latin American economic history and the history of
Hispanic economic thought. He was named a James B. Duke
Professor in 1964.

Collection Overview

Collection includes correspondence, reprints,
manuscripts, notes, microfilms, and other published
materials related to Smith's professional career as an
educator and economist. Much of the material is in Spanish,
reflecting his activities and research interests in Latin
American economic history and development, and the history
of Hispanic economic thought. Other matters treated in the
files concern the Dan River Textile Mills in Danville,
Virginia, Smith's work as a government consultant, and as a
teacher of economics in South America and Latin America.,
and affairs of the Department of Economics and Business
Administration. There is some material related to the
courses he taught, and to personal affairs and
writings.

The collection is only preliminarily organized.
The first six boxes contain correspondence and other
materials in Spanish and English. The five remaining boxes
include card files of 4" x 6" cards with notes (in Spanish)
on Spanish and Central and South American economic history.
They also include bibliography cards, and oversized
machine-made copies of manuscript volumes and papers from
the Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla, concerning the
indigo trade in Guatemala, and, from an unknown source,
similar material concerning economic conditions in Mexico
from the late 18th to early 19th centuries. Also, 2 card
files of 4" x 6" cards, notes on Dan River Textile Mill
operations and labor conditions, ca. 1900-1940, and
approximately 20 microfilms and filmstrips from U.S., Latin
American, and Spanish repositories.

Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under
the following subject headings in the Duke University
Libraries online catalog.